Re: Hypercom 4+ serial driver?

[<fh...@at...>]

In <395...@st...>, on 06/22/00 
   at 04:02 PM, Michel Dänzer <dae...@st...> said:

>fh...@at... wrote:
>> 
>> I enabled the hypercom 1 driver in the APUS config.  I also
>> had to enable the multiface drivers to get the kernel to
>> compile without undefined symbols.

>Could you please investigate into this and submit a patch or commit it
>yourself (you're still welcome to join as a developer :)?

I have nothing against joining as a developer as soon as I have something
significant to contribute.  So far, I haven't really done much.  I did
convert to the 18 May 2.2.10 kernel (I think that's the right date.) So I
should be compatible with most of the others.

A one sheet directions came with the Hypercom card....and it's  all in
German. I know a word here and there in German but that's  about it. :) A
drawing on the card shows two UARTs and a mistery  chip. I guess I should
have copied the chip numbers down before I shoved the card into the slot.

I sent an email to su...@vm... asking if they could supply enough
information so that a Linux driver could be written. I hope they reply. 
If anyone on this list has any information about the card they can send it
to me.

On a more general note I have wondered why the folks making
Amiga expansion cards are not more forthcoming about sharing
information with the Amiga Linux community.  It seems the only thing they
could gain is a few more card sales.

I sent an email to Petsoff asking for information on the delfina plus
card.  I did get an answer basically saying all the Atari drivers should
work with the card.  When I pressed them for more information than that I
got no response.  Does anyone know about the Atari and the DSP 56000
architechture?

>> When I look at the dmesg output, I see no evidence of my hypercom4+ being
>> found by the kernel.  Anyone have any insight as to what the problem is?

>Maybe the cards haveb't much in common besides the names?

Different UARTs?  Different PAL?  Or maybe just a different board
identifier that the kernel does not recognize?

Fred